Fidel Davila Arrondo

Fidel Davila Arrondo (24 April 1878-22 March 1962) was Prime Minister of Nationalist Spain from 3 October 1936 to 3 June 1937, succeeding Miguel Cabanellas and preceding Francisco Gomez Jordana.

Biography
Fidel Davila Arrondo was born on 24 April 1878 in Barcelona, Spain. He served as an infantry officer during the Spanish-American War before returning to Spain and being assigned to Morocco; a career soldier, he rose in the ranks of the Spanish Army. In 1929, he became a Brigadier-General, and he took part in a plot to overthrow the Frente Popular coalition government. Davila joined the Spanish Nationalist Army during the Spanish Civil War and commanded nationalist forces in the north of the country, organizing the Aragon Offensive and leading the nationalists at the Battle of the Ebro in 1938. After the war, Davila was involved in Francisco Franco's government, and he died in 1962 at the age of 83.